The Chicago Bears will battle the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in their regular-season opener, which will feature a battle between former No. 1 pick quarterbacks Caleb Williams and Bryce Young.
Chicago is coming off an impressive first season under head coach Ben Johnson, where the team went from worst to first with an 11-6 record, winning the NFC North for the first time in eight years and winning a playoff game for the first time in nearly two decades. Meanwhile, the Panthers are coming off an 8-9 season, which included a pivotal Week 18 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to secure the NFC South division title and their first trip to the playoffs in nearly a decade.
Here’s how the Bears and Panthers stack up statistically ahead of Sunday's matchup.
(Note: These stats were taken at the conclusion of the 2025 regular season.)
Stats courtesy of Team Rankings, The Football Database, ESPN and PickWatch.
Scoring Offense
Bears: 25.7 PPG (9th)
Panthers: 19.0 PPG (27th)
Passing Offense
Bears: 233.4 YPG (8th)
Panthers: 183.2 YPG (25th)
Rushing Offense
Bears: 142.3 YPG (3rd)
Panthers: 114.4 YPG (20th)
Total Offense
Bears: 375.7 YPG (4th)
Panthers: 297.7 YPG (27th)
Penalties
Bears: 52.6 penalty YPG (21st)
Panthers: 44.3 penalty YPG (8th)
Sacks Allowed
Bears: 24 (3rd)
Panthers: 35 (T-12th)
Turnover Margin
Bears: +22 (1st)
Panthers: -2 (T-15th)
Scoring Defense
Bears: 24.3 PPG (23rd)
Panthers: 23.0 PPG (16th)
Passing Defense
Bears: 232.4 YPG (25th)
Panthers: 209.0 YPG (15th)
Rushing Defense
Bears: 131.4 YPG (26th)
Panthers: 122.9 YPG (21st)
Total Defense
Bears: 363.7 YPG (29th)
Panthers: 331.9 YPG (16th)
Sacks
Bears: 35 (T-22nd)
Panthers: 30 (T-28th)
This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Statistical Breakdown: How Bears and Panthers stack up before Week 1
